| Māravijaya Buddha | |
|---|---|
မာရဝိဇယဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော် | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Region | Naypyidaw Union Territory |
| Location | |
| Location | Naypyidaw |
| Country | Myanmar |
  Shown within Myanmar | |
| Geographic coordinates | 19°42′03″N 96°03′36″E / 19.700954926140046°N 96.05990090948225°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | State Administration Council |
| Completed | 2023 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 81 feet (25 m) |
| Materials | Sagyin (စကျင်) |
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Māravijaya Buddha (Burmese: မာရဝိဇယဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်; MLCTS: ma-raa-wii-zi.gaa-buu.da-dho.paa.baa.daw:, pronounce: məɹə wɪʧi bʊdə ɹoʊhɪtə pɔːwɑː tɔː) is a 81 feet (25 m) marble statue of the Buddha in Dekkhinathiri Township, Naypyidaw, the national capital of Myanmar.[1] The image, which features the bhumiphassa mudra, is the world's largest marble Buddha statue.[2] The statue itself weighs 5,292 tons, built using marble quarried from Sagyin (စကျင်), near Mandalay.[3][4] The image is located on a 91-hectare site, which also features stone inscriptions, stupas, religious buildings, and a Mucalinda pond.[5]
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